Barcelona vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1659th and 1833rd ($2129 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1452nd in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs San Antonio

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Barcelona San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$6.15
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$19123

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093